The deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon could lead to increased safety measures during the Kentucky Derby Festival.Officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival, Churchill Downs and Louisville Metro Police addressed some of the safety concerns Monday afternoon.Complete video: KDF press conferenceIn just five days, hundreds of thousands of people will fill the Great Lawn for Thunder Over Louisville.The No. 1 priority is to make sure all those spectators remain safe.With the two-week party just days away, security is on the minds of officials from the Kentucky Derby Festival.While their plan to keep people safe has not changed, Vice President of Events Matt Gibson said the Boston Marathon bombing has created a heightened awareness."We took it as if it happened with one of ours. Our emergency action plan started as if it were here," said Gibson.Close to 17,000 runners and 40,000 spectators are expected for this year's miniMarathon.Thunder Over Louisville draws hundreds of thousands of people annually.KDF President and CEO Mike Berry said Thunder has always been very successful with dealing with massive crowds."Thunder was used as a case study by the federal government in how to communicate and respond to emergencies," said Berry.If anything catastrophic were to occur, Gibson said they will have emergency personnel standing by."We have two very massive mobile tent units that are triage hospitals on either side of the venue," said Gibson.Last year at Churchill Downs, a record 165,000 people attended the Kentucky Derby.The Oaks had 113,000 in attendance, the second-most ever.Churchill Downs' Vice President of Communications John Asher said it's too soon to tell if they will make changes to their security detail."We already have strong security measures in place. In fact, we underwent a major change in security operations post 9/11, starting with the 2002 Derby, instituted a lot of new policies, most of them are still in place," said Asher.Metro Police wanted to hold off on commenting on Monday's events in Boston.They plan on holding a press conference to discuss security at Thunder Tuesday afternoon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon could lead to increased safety measures during the Kentucky Derby Festival.

Officials with the Kentucky Derby Festival, Churchill Downs and Louisville Metro Police addressed some of the safety concerns Monday afternoon.

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In just five days, hundreds of thousands of people will fill the Great Lawn for Thunder Over Louisville.

The No. 1 priority is to make sure all those spectators remain safe.

With the two-week party just days away, security is on the minds of officials from the Kentucky Derby Festival.

While their plan to keep people safe has not changed, Vice President of Events Matt Gibson said the Boston Marathon bombing has created a heightened awareness.

"We took it as if it happened with one of ours. Our emergency action plan started as if it were here," said Gibson.

Close to 17,000 runners and 40,000 spectators are expected for this year's miniMarathon.

Thunder Over Louisville draws hundreds of thousands of people annually.

KDF President and CEO Mike Berry said Thunder has always been very successful with dealing with massive crowds.

"Thunder was used as a case study by the federal government in how to communicate and respond to emergencies," said Berry.

If anything catastrophic were to occur, Gibson said they will have emergency personnel standing by.

"We have two very massive mobile tent units that are triage hospitals on either side of the venue," said Gibson.

Last year at Churchill Downs, a record 165,000 people attended the Kentucky Derby.

The Oaks had 113,000 in attendance, the second-most ever.

Churchill Downs' Vice President of Communications John Asher said it's too soon to tell if they will make changes to their security detail.

"We already have strong security measures in place. In fact, we underwent a major change in security operations post 9/11, starting with the 2002 Derby, instituted a lot of new policies, most of them are still in place," said Asher.

Metro Police wanted to hold off on commenting on Monday's events in Boston.

They plan on holding a press conference to discuss security at Thunder Tuesday afternoon.